NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
David McCullough helped America understand itself
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, authored an op-ed.
MSN (This op-ed originally appeared in The Washington Post, and it appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-brinkley
'Banfield'
NewsNation (This segment aired three times.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-brinkley
This textbook deal could change education publishing
An article features OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources. Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor at Rice and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, is quoted.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-baraniuk
A best-selling textbook is now free
Inside Higher Ed
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-baraniuk
Inédito allanamiento del FBI en casa de Trump sacude el tablero político en EE.UU.
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
El Mercurio (An English translation is not available. This article appeared in the Aug. 10 print and digital editions.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-jones
Técnicas modernas facilitam a busca por produtos naturais e podem levar a terapias para Aids e COVID-19
José Onuchic, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
Agenci FAPESP (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-onuchic
Degrees of the Future 2022
A series of articles featuring Degrees of the Future, 25 future-relevant fields of study determined by a partnership between Gizmodo and Statista, highlight Rice programs in molecular and cellular biology, cybersecurity, UX design and environmental science and climate change.
Gizmodo
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-gizmodo
Degrees of the Future 2022: Molecular and cellular biology
Gizmodo
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-gizmodo
Degrees of the Future 2022: Cybersecurity
Gizmodo
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-gizmodo
Degrees of the Future 2022: UX Design
Gizmodo
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-gizmodo
Degrees of the Future 2022: Environmental science and climate change
Gizmodo
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-gizmodo
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Houston Health Department earns CDC designation as Center of Excellence for wastewater epidemiology
An article features the announcement that the COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program between Rice, the Houston Health Department and other local institutions has been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a National Wastewater Surveillance System Center of Excellence. Loren Hopkins, professor in the practice of statistics, President Reginald DesRoches and Kathy Ensor, the Noah G. Harding Professor of Statistics and director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Urban Data Platform, are quoted.
Houston Style Magazine
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-hopkins-desroches-ensor
Houston expert weighs in on the trustworthiness of cryptocurrency
Manolo Sánchez, adjunct professor in management at the Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an article.
InnovationMap (This article originally appeared in Rice Business Wisdom.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-sanchez
Houston gas prices fall to lowest levels in nearly half a year
Michelle Michot Foss, fellow in energy and minerals in the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Defender
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-foss
STEM-E Youth Career Development Program prepares youth for future careers
Alumna Andria Balogh is featured.
Community Impact Newspaper
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-balogh
TROUBLED WATERS: The economic impact of drought
An article cites a collaborative study by the Center for Public Finance at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy that found that statewide water needs are expected to increase by more than 80% between 2020 and 2050.
DailyTrib.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-dailytrib
Houston environmental news update Aug. 10, 2022
A roundup mentions that Rice will host the Houston Community Climate Summit Sept. 10 and that the Rice University Farmers Market is open on Tuesdays.
Citizens' Environmental Coalition
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-cec
Retail wrap: Main Squeeze Juice, Main Bird Hot Chicken, Rumble Boxing expand in Houston
Rice Management Co. is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-rmc
Hit the books at Houston's best study spots
Rice is mentioned.
365 Things To Do in Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-365
BROADCAST
Rice University Shepherd School of Music orchestra conductor Larry Rachleff dies at 67
An article features the late Larry Rachleff, former Walter Kris Hubert Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Rice's Shepherd School of Music, who died Aug. 8 at 67. Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of the Shepherd School, is quoted. 997WPRO.com mentions that Rachleff's son, Sam, started attending Rice this fall.
Click2Houston
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-rachleff-loden
Former Rhode Island Philharmonic music director Larry Rachleff has passed away
BroadwayWorld
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-rachleff
RI Philharmonic suffers its second loss in a month
997WPRO.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-rachleff
Hospital price transparency and Chris Redd of SNL (Aug. 11, 2022)
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Health and Biosciences, is interviewed.
Houston Public Media
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ho
'8 a.m. newscast Aug. 11, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ho
'6 a.m. newscast Aug. 11, 2022'
Houston Public Media on Google Podcasts (This segment also aired on KUHF-FM in Houston and appeared in 12 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ho
'Texas Public Radio'
KSTX-AM (San Antonio)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ho (This segment aired twice on seven affiliate stations across Texas.)
Five years after Harvey, a solution to the flood threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs remains a long way off
Alumnus Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Texas Standard
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-emmett
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Comings and goings
An article features Paul Cherukuri, executive director of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, who has been named Rice's first vice president for innovation. President Reginald DesRoches is quoted.
Tech Transfer eNews Blog
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-cherukuri-desroches
Mysterious mineral on Mars was spat out by an explosive eruption 3 billion years ago
An article features collaborative Rice research that found that a volcanic eruption on Mars produced a rare mineral, a mystery that had puzzled scientists for six years. Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and postdoctoral researchers Valerie Payré are quoted.
LiveScience
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-siebach-payre
Ford and Rice U. turning plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles
An article features collaborative Rice research that may provide a path to upcycling huge amounts of waste plastic from the millions of cars scrapped each year. Co-authors James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of materials science and nanoengineering, and graduate student Kevin Wyss are quoted.
Design Fax
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-tour-wyss
Leyuan Li appointed Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture
An article features alumnus Leyuan Li, a former Wortham Fellow at Rice's School of Architecture.
Archinect
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-li
Balourdet Quartet will aim for transcendence at Morris Museum concert
An article featuring the Balourdet String Quartet, which was formed at Rice in 2018.
NJArts.net
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-njarts
NASA names six researchers as Roman Technology Fellows
Alumnus Brandon Chalifoux is featured.
NASA
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-chalifoux
Top 13 online master's in computer science programs
An article mentions that Rice's online master's degree program in computer science is ranked No. 10 in the nation according to Fortune.
Becker's Health IT
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-bh
Where do innovations come from?
An article mentions that a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy team at Rice collaborated on the featured research.
FuntiTech
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ft
Average GMAT scores for the world's top MBA programs
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business is featured.
Business Because (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-bizb
South Haven performance series welcomes 'Axiom Brass' Aug. 26
Alumnus Christopher Scanlon is featured.
Moody on the Market
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-scanlon
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
23 global media leaders selected for 2023 executive program cohort
Alumnus Rodney Gibbs is featured.
The City University of New York's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-cuny
Guest commentary: Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial sites
James Elliott, professor and chair of sociology, co-authored an article.
Bay to Bay News (This article originally appeared in The Conversation and appeared in a previous edition of Dateline.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-elliott
SPORTS
KHOU 11's Matt Musil speaks with Luke McCaffrey at Rice University's training camp
Rice football player Luke McCaffrey is featured.
KHOU Online
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-mccaffrey
Astros' bullpen collapses in 10th inning in loss to Rangers
An article mentions former Rice baseball player Glen Otto.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Sports section in the Aug. 11 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-otto
'Fox Sports Oklahoma'
MLB
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-otto
OKC Dodgers game notes — Aug. 10, 2022
Former Rice baseball player Jon Duplantier is featured.
OurSportsCentral.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-duplantier
Houston Texans, Astros, Rice baseball congratulate Pearland Little League on reaching World Series
An article mentions that Rice baseball congratulated the Pearland Little League team after they won the Southwest Region Championship.
CW39.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-cw39
These high schools have produced the most Texas Longhorns — part two
Former Rice football player Calvin Anderson is featured.
SB Nation
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-anderson
OPPONENT PREVIEW: Tops face Charlotte team looking to take next steps
An article mentions that Rice football will be featured in part of 11 of the 13-part series previewing each opponent of Western Kentucky University.
Bowling Green Daily News
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-bgdn
BYU, Utah both make top 6 in basketball recruiting battle for 4-star prospect Keanu Dawes
Rice is mentioned.
Deseret News (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets)
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-dn
UTEP football's Awatt lands on Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list
An article mentions last season's football game between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
El Paso Herald-Post
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-ephp
UTSA unveils 2022-23 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's women's basketball team is slated to play the University of Texas at San Antonio Jan. 16 and Feb. 16.
GoUTSA.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-goutsa
Arkansas football 2022 season prediction, preview, awards, 2022 bowl game
An article mentions the 2021 football game between Rice and the University of Arkansas.
FanSided
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-fs
The 13 most long-awaited reunions in college football in 2022
A roundup mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Southern California Sept. 3; the Owls last played the Trojans in 1971. The roundup also mentions that Rice is slated to play the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Sept. 17; the Owls last played the Ragin' Cajuns in 1989.
FBSchedules.com
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-fbs
NEWS RELEASE
OpenStax to publish new edition of bestselling organic chemistry textbook — and it will be free for all to use
OpenStax, Rice's educational technology initiative that provides students and instructors with free learning resources, will publish the 10th edition of Cornell University professor emeritus John McMurry's bestselling organic chemistry textbook next year.
http://dateline.rice/aug-11-news-release-baraniuk